Kansas Length & Creel Limits
State Waters

Statewide Length & Creel Limits
     Unless otherwise listed in the charts below, the following length and daily creel limits apply to Kansas streams and lakes. On waters not listed in the "Special" charts, only STATEWIDE length and creel limits apply. City, county, and other locally managed waters often have excellent fishing but may have more restrictive length and creel limits, as posted on the areas. Contact a district Wildlife and Parks biologist for more information on these lakes.
Statewide Creel Limits Statewide Length Limits
Channel & Blue Catfish (single species or combination) 10
Walleye, Sauger, Saugeye (single species or combination) 5
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout (single species or combination) 5
Black Basses (single species or combination) 5
Flathead Catfish 5
Northern Pike 2
Striped Bass 2
Wiper (White Bass/Striped Bass Hybrid) 2
Crappie 50
White Bass, Bullhead, Bluegill, and all other legal species no limit
Black Bass 15"
Sauger 15"
Saugeye 15"
Northern Pike 30"
Walleye 15"
The possession limit on all fish is three times the daily creel limit.
Special Length & Creel Limits -- State Waters
L = Length Crappie Channel Black Striped Saugeye Walleye Wiper
C = Creel Catfish Bass Bass
L C L C L C L C L C L C L C
Reservoirs
Big Hill * 18"
Cedar Bluff 18"
Cheney 10" 2 18" 2
Clinton *
El Dorado * 18"
Glen Elder 18"
Hillsdale * 18"
La Cygne 10" * 2 18" 18" 2
Lovewell 18"
Marion * 18"
Melvern 10" 18" 18"
Milford 18"
Perry 10" *
Pomona 10" 18" 18"
Sebelius 18" 18"
Tuttle Creek 18"
Wolf Creek (now called Coffey County Lake*)
State Fishing Lakes and Other State Waters
Atchison SFL 15" 5 15" 2 2 18" 2
Barber SFL 5
Big Hill WA *
Bourbon SFL 15" 2 18" 2 18" 2
Brown SFL 15" 5 15" 2 2 18" 2
Butler SFL 15" 5
Chase SFL 15" 5 * 18" 18"
Cimarron Grasslands Ponds 5
Clark SFL 5
Concannon SFL 5 2
Cowley SFL 15" 5
Crawford SFL 15" 5 * 18"
Douglas SFL 5 18"
Finney SFL 5
Finney Refuge Pits 5 2
Ford SFL 5
Geary SFL 5 18" 18"
Glen Elder State Park Pond 5 18"
Goodman WA 5 13-18"
Hain SFL 5
Hamilton SFL
Hodgeman 5
Jewell SFL 5
Kanopolis Park Pond 2 18" 2
Karl's Lake 2 2
KDOT East Wichita 10" 10 5 18" 18"
KDOT West Wichita 10" 10 5 18" 18"
Kingman SFL 15" 5 15" 18"
Kiowa SFL 5 18"
Lake Henry 2 18"
Leavenworth SFL 15" 2 18" 2 2 2
Logan SFL 5
Louisburg Middle Creek SFL 15" 5 18" 2 18" 2 18" 2 18"
Lyon SFL 5 18"
McPherson SFL 15" 5 *
Meade SFL 5 13-18"
Melvern River Pond 10" 10 15" 2 13-18" 2 2 2 18" 2 18" 2
Miami SFL 5 18"
Mined Land WA 15" 18"
Montgomery SFL 15" 5 13-18"
Nebo SFL 15" 5 15" 2
Neosho SFL 15" 5 18"
Neosho WA Pool #3
Osage SFL 10 15" 2 13-18" 2 2 18" 2 18"
Ottawa SFL 5
Picnic Area Pond, Clinton State Park 2 18"
Pottawatomie SFL I 15" 5